Six Can’t Miss Round of 16 Matches Involving Pennsylvania Wrestlers on Thursday Night
133 Pounds – #4 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) vs. #13 Austin Gomez (Iowa State) Hometown wrestler Micky Phillippi will have his hands full in the Round of 16 with Iowa State’s Austin Gomez. The Cyclone freshman has wins over Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) and Austin DeSanto this season while Phillippi has beat top seed Daton Fix…
Read MoreTe’Shan Campbell Continues To Be a Role Model, Both On The Mat and Off
Former Pittsburgh area wrestler Te’Shan Campbell advances to the NCAA Championships Round of 16 PITTSBURGH, Pa.: Te’Shan Campbell put his ankle bands on, walked to the edge of the mat, took a knee, and prayed before his opening-round match in the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. It’s a ritual for Campbell. Not only is…
Read MoreUpdated Brackets and Pennsylvania Results From Round One of The NCAA Tournament
Updated Brackets [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_ncaa_d1_session1_teamscores_brackets-copy.pdf”] Championship Pig Tails 125 Pounds Prelim – Trey Chalifoux (Army West Point) 22-14 won by decision over Willy Girard (Bloomsburg) 23-12 (Dec 6-4) 133 Pounds Prelim – Zack Trampe (Binghamton) 16-5 won by major decision over Devan Turner (Oregon State) 20-10 (MD 18-6) 157 Pounds Prelim –…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Five Best Chances At First Round NCAA Tournament Upsets on Thursday
PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s not a question of IF the upsets will happen it’s WHO they will happen to. Below are five Pennsylvania wrestlers who could find themselves pulling the upsets on Thursday afternoon. Photo of Dakota Geer by Sam Janicki. 141 Pounds: #21 A.C. Headlee (North Carolina) over #12 Cameron Kelly (Ohio) Redshirt…
Read More1 Day to Pittsburgh Nationals: By The Numbers and Fun Facts
PITTSBURGH, PA – There is just one more sleep before the 2019 NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships begin from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. If you are having a hard time sleeping check out some fun “by the numbers” to keep you occupied. Photo of PPG Arena by Sam Janicki. 640 The number of bouts that will…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Ten Toughest First Round Matches In The NCAA Tournament
With 53 total wrestlers in the 2019 NCAA National Championships there are bound to be Pennsylvania grapplers who have tough draws on Thursday afternoon. Below are ten wrestlers from Pennsylvania who have uphill battles straight out of the gate in Round 1 from Pittsburgh. Gage Curry (North Hills/American) – 125 Pounds Gage Curry, the…
Read MoreNCAA Qualifier Kellan Stout At Home With Pitt
PITTSBURGH, PA – Dozens of wresters will be “coming home” for the NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh next week, but Pitt’s Kellan Stout beat them there by a full two seasons. The redshirt junior, who started at Penn State before transferring closer to his Mount Lebanon home, received an at-large bid for at 197 pounds. “That’s…
Read MorePittsburgh Nationals Fan Guide: Brackets, Schedule, How To Watch, and Storylines To Follow
PITTSBURGH, PA – Teams have arrived, wrestlers are warming up, and fans are making the trek into the Steel City! ESPN will be showing every single match with ESPNU doing some broadcasting as well. Here is a little guide to this week’s NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh! Updated Brackets [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_ncaa_d1_brackets_img.pdf”] Storylines To…
Read More2 Days To Pittsburgh Nationals: Complete Look at Returning NCAA All-Americans in 2019
PITTSBURGH, PA – Wrestling is in the air here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins and their ice are out and the NCAA and their mats are in! Wrestling officially kicks off at noon on Thursday. Photo by Sam Janicki. We are excited to host the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at @PPGPaintsArena here’s a…
Read MorePittsburgh Product Vincenzo Joseph On Coming Home, Big 10 Loss, and Primanti Brothers
PITTSBURGH, PA – Vincenzo Joseph spent his entire life in the City of Pittsburgh before heading to State College where the Penn State junior has won two National titles. Photo by Sam Janicki. His third straight trip to Nationals will be a familiar drive home to the Steel City – and a not so pleasant…
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